BELMAR, NJ Live entertainment will be front and center this weekend at Waves on Main, the landmark restaurant at the corner of 10th Avenue and Main Street.

CMJ Jazz Band will return on Friday, August 18, promising that the music will be rocking with its repertoire of smooth jazz, funk, rock and fusion tunes. The local favorite features the musical mastery of Coo Moe Jhee on bass, Joe Lisa on guitar/violin, Bill Bang on drums and G.Shaw, aka "The Garden State Great," on vocals.

Also making an encore performance will be guitarist Joe Barker, showcasing his extraordinary talent on Saturday, August 19. Entertainment on both nights begins at 7 p.m.

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With awesome entertainment like this, and homemade food served in a relaxing and fun environment, Waves on Main is the place to be this weekend, said Kathy Farese, who owns the restaurant with her husband and chef Lou Farese. While Lou and his staff are in the kitchen preparing made-to-order entrees for all our guests, the music will get everyone in the mood for a great meal.

Waves on Mains contemporary coastal American cuisine is a blend of classic seafood, steak and chicken entrees, each specially prepared and served with a house salad or soup.

The appetizer menu is full of choices, including sauted mussels and clams, marinated beef tenderloin skewers, bacon-wrapped scallops and coconut shrimp.

And dont forget to check out the specials, which Lou creates everyday using his culinary creativity to offer customers a unique twist on new food trends.

The 150-seat restaurant is conveniently located in Belmars central shopping district, nestled among its many shops, in walking distance of the train station, and just blocks from the Belmar marina and beach. During the warm months, guests can be seen enjoying their meals on the outdoor patio topped with a distinctive black canopy and surrounded by greenery.

Waves on Main is open Tuesday through Friday for lunch and dinner, and Saturday and Sunday, for brunch, lunch and dinner.

To verify hours of operation or make reservations, call 732-503-7137 or visit Waves on Mains Facebook page for the latest news and menu updates.

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Yass Valley Writers member Alan Watts is set to launch his latest book at Tootsie on August 26.

POETRY LOVER: Alan Watts, author and member of Yass Valley Writers, will be launching is latest book at Tootsie on August 26 at 2pm. Photo: Photo: Kim Pham.

Yass Valley Writers member Alan Watts is set to launch his latest book at Tootsie on Saturday, August 26 at 2pm.

Watts will be joined by group coordinator Jane Baker to launchThe tracks we leave,his ninth published book.

The book consists of selected poems from his years of writing. Itcovers a range of topics from mans early settlement in Mungo, NSW, through to the advent of thecomputer.

His style is varied (conventional or prose poetry) and he adopts a style to best suit thetopic. The poems also cover: nature; the interactions between moon, music and mood;philosophies, romance and human nature.

When asked why he writes, Watts said he needed a change from the rigor involved in mathematics.

Watts wasa mathematics teacher who became a mathematics consultant in retirement. He said he needed some creative activity in his life, which he had found inpoetry.

Watts is a poet and a 15-year member of Yass Valley Writers.He has a life-long love of poetry and still quotes poetry learnt in his school years.

The 79-year-old said he regardedYass as his literary home.

He considers his approach to writing as one of smorgasbord.

He has been in a number of writersgroups and has had poems published in magazines and newspapers. His work has been read in public, at meetings and on radio stations.

His published work consists of sevenbooks about poetry and one novel:

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This week, For Honorbrings Gladiators and Highlanders into the fight;Everything surrounds you with philosophy; and LawBreakers andTacoma are available to play. But first, revel in the cartoon chaos that is Agents of Mayhem.

In Agents of Mayhem, a new third-person shooter released today (August 15), the antagonist is Doctor Babylon, the Minister of Pride for LEGION, an acronym for League of Evil Gentleman Intent on Obliterating Nations.

That alone sets the tone for the open-world game, which is a rollicking adventure available for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One.

It was developed by Volition, which also created the Saints Row games, and it shows. Mayhem has the same over-the-top crazy, wrapped up in the neon-tinted cartoon version of futuristic Seoul that is the setting of the game.

You get to pick a squad of three agents from a roster of 12 antiheroes that run the gamut of wisecracking, ass-kicking troublemakers that rip up every stereotype you can think of. You play one agent at a time and can swap out who you've embodied with the tap of a button. You can change out your squad between missions, and you should take the time to find out the strengths of each.

In doing so, pay attention to the banter, because each of the agents has a back story that is revealed in the dialogue interactions between the characters.

There's role-playing elements here, too. You level up your agents and can apply upgrades to abilities and a wide range of weapons.

Never taking itself seriously, Agents of Mayhem relishes its humourous take on what it's like to be a superhero that tries to save the world and ends up destroying everything in the process.

For Honor, the game that brings such madness to the melee, is entering Season 3. Ubisoft, which developed and published the game, is calling it "Grudge and Glory".

Two new playable heroes are being introduced with this update, available today (August 15):

There are two new battlefield maps, and Grudge and Glory also introduces one-on-one-duel tournaments complete with season-long leader boards.

Ubisoft will be bringing 4-v-4 ranked matches with another update later this fall.

"Grudge and Glory" runs until October, with Season 4 of For Honor planned for November.

It's difficult to describe what Everything is all about. In the game, designed by David OReilly and distirbuted by DoubleFine, you start by taking on the guise of an animal. As you move around the landscapea diverse natural geography that includes things like forests and plainsyou'll see other creatures.

And after a while, you'll discover that you can become one of those other creatures. Or plants. Or even inanimate objects like pebbles. But you soon realize that there's nothing inanimate in Everything.

A while later, you gain the ability to slip into objects that are smaller, or larger, and you can go progressively smaller or larger as you desire, finding the universe in a grain of sand, for example, or going full cosmic.

Available on OS X, PS4, and Windows, Everything is procedurally generated, so each experience is going to be different. What doesn't change are the audio recordings of philosopher Alan Watts that are peppered throughout the environment and which are uncovered by simply exploring, creating sometimes uncanny juxtapositions.

The more time you spend with the ecosystem, the more it opens up to you. You can communicate with other things by "singing", you can form groups with other objects, you can "dance" to create new lifeforms.

And all the while you are unlocking entries in the game's encylopedia. You'll find yourself compelled to try and collect, well, everything.

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Democracy evolves like an endemic species. It is sustained in social environments where it has the space and time to grow. As a political ideology, it is the ideal of individual freedom. When democracy is cultivated by the people, its manifestations are tangible. Ecological preservation sites such as urban parks and national forests are essentially extensions of democracy. When natural conservation zones balance the needs of people with the vitality of local plants and animals, they foster the universal and indiscriminate right to life and liberty.

Parks are an integral link in the chain that binds city-dwellers together. People are ultimately united by the local lands on which they depend for communal wellbeing and the national good. Most importantly for modern societies, industrial urbanization has raised questions about long-term sustainability for future generations. When a park is maintained in an overburdened urban sphere like Istanbul, it is not only significant as an example of ecological justice. It is also a flagship development of social progress.

Making the central, downtown districts of major cities like Istanbul more green is a way of meeting the popular need for material independence. The pressure to exploit the commercial real estate market is released in a park. Natural spaces also foster social democracy as they allow people to assemble beyond the condensed, profit-driven infrastructure of the city. Despite underlying values, the history of Maka Park prior to its rebranding as Democracy Park, is controversial.

In the 1970s, the park was neglected by city officials. It was overrun with gangs and the tragic tales of orphans who ran between them and the homeless who gathered there in increasing numbers. By the early 1990s, its streams had turned to sewage but the park had gained a secret reputation among the bold youth who called it "the Love Park" on account of it being out of range of law enforcement. The legacy of homelessness is sometimes still seen as the steep hills to the north flatten toward Taksim Square. When the park became a symbol of Turkish democracy in 1993, its restoration included the opening of sports facilities, playgrounds and an impressive cable car stretching across the preserved valley.

Maka Democracy Park is the "Central Park" of Istanbul. It is crowded with pedestrian commuters and day-trippers every day of the week. Along its many pathways, Istanbul locals converse over drinks and samovars of tea. They discuss the political globalization of populism while wearing the latest trends from the nearby fashion district of Nianta, only a short walk from the columned, northernmost entranceway into the park.

On many weekends throughout the year, sound speakers blast from the outdoor concert venue in adjacent Kkiftlik Park as Maka fills with the freewheeling ambiance of a music festival. And, more frequently, the danceable rhythms and strains of Middle Eastern music descend into the valley from the Arabesque Cafe situated in its northwestern highlands. Across the street from its southeastern entranceway, the proud fans of the Beikta Gymnastics Club (BJK) spill into Maka, waving flags, burning fires, rattling throats with the pure love of competitive sport.

In May of this year, the city announced the building of an ecological bridge connecting Maka Democracy Park to Gezi Park. It is still under construction, with signs visually depicting its completion standing beside piles of sand and orange tape. Despite passing its originally planned unveiling for June, the impetus to join parklands with a migratory, conservation corridor in an urbanized ecosystem is not unfounded. The efforts imply a conviction that democratic processes are not limited to politics, but that they are akin to the naturalist philosophies of free will and common reason.

Democracy is part of a natural evolution toward a more human ecological system, despite what current urban trends suggest. Environmental integrity is possible for cities that strive to live in an ecosystem of equity between man and nature. The late British philosopher Alan Watts spoke of the Chinese concept of nature as being democratic. In the traditional school of thought that is indigenous to China, as he expounded, nothing in nature is forced to behave the way it does. And this freedom is the cornerstone of a living democracy.

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1. Up and at it what is your morning routine?

Im awake from about 6.30am and normally get up to do a yoga workout or go for a run. Work can be unpredictable, so I prefer to do exercise before work in case something comes up and I dont get a chance later in the day. My husband leaves for work earlier than I do so I eat breakfast while catching up on the days news on my phone.

2. What might you eat in a typical working day for...

Breakfast? I love porridge with honey on cold mornings. But in the summer, I change it to overnight oats (oats soaked overnight) in apple juice with fruit, yogurt and granola.

Lunch? Lunch is often rushed and, unforgivably, normally eaten at my desk while working. My mum makes fab wheaten bread which I usually have toasted and served with a salad.

Evening meal? It varies my husband is a great cook and quite adventurous with his recipes, so we eat whatever has captured his attention that week. We try to have fish at least twice a week.

3. Is nutrition important to you?

Yes and no. I dont generally give it too much thought, but I know what food makes me feel good and feel positive, so I veer toward that instinctively.

4. Best meal ever?

I recently got married in Virginia Park Lodge in Cavan, which is owned by the chef Richard Corrigan. Our wedding tasting took place in his restaurant in London and was a five-hour affair of incredible food, matching wines and really good craic with very relaxed and lovely staff. It is a really precious memory and the first-class service and food was, thankfully, replicated on the wedding day too.

5. Do you have a guilty pleasure?

I love crisps and could happily eat them forever.

6. Have you ever been on a diet?

If so, how did it go? I haven't really been on a proper diet, but if I want to lose weight or tone up, I just do more exercise rather than restrict my food intake.

7. Do you take health supplements?

I have only ever taken protein shakes after long runs when marathon training.

8. How do you relax?

I like to go walking and hiking. My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Patagonia, Argentina, trekking in the Andes and it was incredible. It's maybe not everyones idea of a relaxing honeymoon, though, but we loved it.

9. Teetotal or tipple?

Tipple gin and tonic.

10. Stairs of lift?

Stairs I sit at a desk a lot so I like to avail of any opportunity to move about.

11. Do you have a daily exercise regime?

I try to do yoga daily and jog two or three times a week. I ran a few marathons and, although I'm not training for anything at the moment, there is nothing better to clear your head than a run outdoors.

12. Best tip for everyday fitness?

Find some sports activity you enjoy and dont stress if you miss a day or a session pressurised exercise is not fun and therefore not sustainable.

13. On a scale of one to 10, how fit do you think you are and how fit would you like to be?

I'm probably about a seven as I'm quite naturally fit, but I would like to be a nine but that would take a lot more concerted effort.

14. Have you tried, or would you try, alternative therapy?

Im very interested in mindfulness and the positive impact of focussing on the present rather than fretting about the past or imagining the future.

15. Were school sports happy times or do you have a memory you would rather forget?

I loved sport in school and played in the hockey, tennis and athletics teams. I continued playing hockey through university which was a great way to meet people. I really enjoyed the camaraderie of team sports and it was a good way to channel my competitiveness.

16. Did you ever have a health epiphany which made you change your lifestyle?

I have very sensitive skin and prone to outbreaks of eczema and hives. Two years ago, through an elimination diet, I recognised that dairy was a contributing factor to my symptoms. After cutting out dairy my skin has been relatively symptom-free. Getting used to oat milk in tea, though, has been a challenge.

17. Best health/lifestyle advice you were ever given and would pass on to others?

My mums mantra is Lots of water, sleep and fresh air and I think if you can achieve that, you should be fairly healthy.

18. Who inspires you or who would you try to emulate in terms of fitness / attitude to life?

I love the health and fitness expert Shaun T who created the intense Insanity workout. Normally I dont buy into health fads, but his positivity and enthusiasm is totally contagious.

19. What time do you normally get to bed and do you get enough sleep?

Im normally in bed for 11pm and I'll read for a while and then sleep soundly until 6.30am or so. Im not much good to anyone on less than seven hours sleep a night.

20. Would you say you have a healthy attitude towards your own mortality?

Yes, at the Childrens Heartbeat Trust we work with children living with complex heart conditions. Seeing the challenges these incredible children and their families overcome everyday with inspirational courage and positivity definitely helps me to keep a rounded perspective on life.

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Virginia Davies believes you can be fit at any age. At 61 years old Davies is in great shape. But it wasnt always that way. Although she was president of the Girls Athletics Association in high school, as her career in law progressed fitness became less of a priority.

At age 49 Davies underwent a radical hysterectomy and it was then that she became concerned about her health. Davies has a degree from Harvard Business Schools advanced management program and a doctorate in law from the University of Toronto. Before founding Fast Twitch Grandma digital media platform, Davies worked as a prosecutor for Canadas Department of Justice, then worked in banking and for the UN Foundation. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Davies has lived in New York City with her husband for 20 years and for the last seven years she has lived part-time in Coronado during the winter while her husband teaches law at USD. She has two daughters and two grandchildren with a third on the way.

Once Davies became an expert in her personal health and fitness she decided to share her knowledge with other experts on the Fast Twitch Grandma site co-founded with Grayson Fertig to help people 50 and over with their fitness journey. Based on her own experience she found out that you dont have to belong to a gym to maintain your athleticism, you can do it at home or with your family. She also realized that trainers did not include speed work for people over 40 years old in the training they offered. Davies decided to change that and started with herself. Davies is now a US Track and Field Level I coach and does sprinting and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) to stay strong, healthy and prevent injury. When she is in Coronado she enjoys swimming at the community center pool and doing sprints on the beach.

She explained the reasoning behind Fast Twitch Grandma. It was a very mindful, deliberate way to bring to readers, lay readers, the most up to date information of what scientists in the the field of fitness and exercise and other aspects of well being. We bring the most cutting edge research to readers, she said of the site. For example recently one of the writers was in Germany at a convention and reported on the latest research on back pain. They have developed a new machine in Germany, a new protocol that we dont have here, she said. Davies hopes that once her readers find out about this latest technology they will ask their doctors.

Davies took on the name Fast Twitch Grandma when once she was running on the track and someone said There goes Fast Twitch Grandma. But Davies stresses the fact that you dont have to be a grandma to check out Fast Twitch Grandma.

Readers can sign up for a Fast Twitch Grandma newsletter and the site has no ads because Davies wants to ensure the readers know the integrity of whats being presented. The site has articles and videos by fitness experts. I learned that 20 percent of childrens primary caregivers are grandparents. If they dont have that kind of information how are they going to pass it on to children. I wanted to make it accessible, she explained.

Fast Twitch Grandma offers many tips and information to get started on your fitness journey. No matter where you are, well help you understand the research. Were mentors to support you, so you can get started in your fitness journey, she said.

Davies talks about the five components of health and fitness discussed on Fast Twitch Grandma: speed, strength, endurance, flexibility and balance. Think about each one. Not everyone should be a triathlete it has to fit with who you are and where you live, she said.

Fast Twitch Grandma also gives ideas about activities anyone can integrate in their families to be more active and readers can also type in their zip code to search fitness and health events in their area.

Davies explained that just like certain types of exercise is not for everyone and you have to find out what works for you there are also differences between men and women you have to be mindful of. We do try to highlight gender differences, research has shown differences like gender nutrition and in post menopausal women the importance of strength training and repetitions, she said. Other topics covered are concussions for children that parents and grandparents have to watch out for and new studies that indicate that children should practice their math skills while doing jumping jacks.

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Dear Doctor: We live in Orlando, and last year a teenager here was infected with that brain-eating amoeba. Now we're reading that it's in the drinking water in Louisiana. How common is it? Should we be worried about an epidemic?

Dear Reader: There's nothing quite like the words "brain-eating amoeba" to get the news cycle humming. And the reassurance we're about to give you it is extremely, exceedingly rare is not necessarily the most attention-grabbing. But that's where we're going to begin.

Between 2007 and 2016, there have been just 40 cases of the so-called brain-eating amoeba reported in all of the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To put that into even clearer perspective, that's 40 cases in 10 years among 324 million people.

The microscopic creature that's been making headlines is called Naegleria fowleri. Trace amounts of it were discovered in two community water systems in southern Louisiana during routine testing last June. Customers of the affected water facilities were promptly alerted by the Louisiana Department of Health, and disinfection procedures were implemented.

Naegleria fowleri is a single-celled organism found throughout the world in warm freshwater, like lakes, streams, rivers, ponds and hot springs. It enters the body through the nose, typically when people accidentally inhale water while swimming or diving. The amoeba then travels through the nasal passages and enters the brain via the olfactory nerve. Once there, it begins to destroy brain tissues.

You can't become infected by drinking contaminated water, or by swimming in water that has been adequately chlorinated. There have been no known cases of transmission through water vapor, as during a shower or through a humidifier.

The majority of infections reported since 1962 have been in the southern U.S., with half of those in Florida and Texas. But infections have occurred as far north as Minnesota and as far west as Nevada and California. The specific disease the organism causes is called primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM. It's diagnosed using specific laboratory tests that, because the disease is so rare, are not widely available.

Symptoms begin one to nine days after infection, and are divided into two stages. They're similar to those of bacterial meningitis, which adds a level of difficulty to an accurate diagnosis.

The first stage of the disease is marked by a severe headache in the front of the head, often with fever, nausea and vomiting. This is followed by stiffness in the neck, altered mental state, seizures and coma.

Although in most cases the disease is fatal, the Orlando teenager you're referring to survived. It is believed that a swift diagnosis the infection was identified within hours of the onset of symptoms was key to his beating the odds. So was aggressive treatment, which included an investigational drug, and cooling his body to well below normal body temperature, a process known as therapeutic hypothermia.

Unlike other survivors, who had permanent neurological damage, the Orlando teen recovered fully and is back in school. The hope is that early diagnosis and novel therapeutics may lead to higher survival rates in the future.

Send your questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o Media Relations, UCLA Health, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA, 90095.

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Aetna's (AET) reported deal to offer a discounted or even free Apple Watchto its base of 23 million customerswould underscore the importance of health and fitness apps to Apple's (AAPL) line of smart watches.

Apple boss Tim Cook has been bullish on health and fitness apps for the smart watch, noting that the device is "motivating [users] to sit less and move more" during a third fiscal quarter earnings call in early August. Upgrades coming in Watch OS4will allow the device to serve as a personalactivity coach, whileApple's GymKit program will connect the watchto cardio equipment, he continued.

The current Apple Watches require proximity to an iPhone to connect to the Internet, limiting the appeal to Aetna customers or others who ownphones with Android or other operating systems.The next iteration of the iPhone reportedly will have its own wireless connection, a boon for non-iPhone users.

"If you don't have an iPhone today, the Apple watch is probably not going to be in your consideration set," said Jeff Orr of ABI Research. "If those rumors do come true and a stand-alone smart watch like an Apple watch with LTE integrated into it becomes available, it's going to open up the possibility for even more people who would look to it as a potential solution for them."

Former Apple product development head Jean-Louis Gassee suggested that the company is "playing the long game" with the watch and its capabilities for health and fitness,inan interview with UBS earlier this year.

Health apps were a priority underthe late Steve Jobs, who reportedly established a biomedical engineering team to work on technology to monitor blood sugar for diabetics. Tim Cook reportedlytested a blood monitoring accessory earlier this year.

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Aug 15, 2017 Dan Romand Health & Fitness, The Spot

Im going to ask you to play along with me here.

I was chatting with someone the other day who was complaining about exercise. How much she hates it. It sucks. Shouldnt have to do it. So I asked, Why do you feel that way? Her response was, cause its hard.

So, heres how you can play along:

Raise your hand if you or someone you know has ever said, I know I should exercise or [blank], but I really dont want to because its hard! The [blank] can be any exercise activity such as weightlifting, biking, or jogging. Ok, so let me see those hands now. Wow, theres a lot of hands out there. Yep, I see yours and yours.

This applies to many of the things we hate doing in life cleaning, driving the kids to 5 different ports practices a day. Of course, I picked exercise for a reason, because most people hate doing it more than anything else in the world. I can count on MULTIPLE hands how many times Ive heard someone say, I hate exercise, or, I dont what to have to exercise. To be honest, I sometimes do, too.

Let me give you an example. Many of my clients have heard me say I hate running. (I hate it with a passion.) But, Ive heard others say its the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point they think it is the miracle cure thats going to instantaneously burn off fat and get you into optimal health. (Its not the only way.) But, sometimes, if you want to reach your goals you have to do it.

I ran a triathlon recently. Something I had on my bucket list for years. It involves swimming, bicycling, and in case you didnt know, running. And, when you feel like you HAVE to do something, its going to be EXTREMELY hard to stick to your training plan.

If your mindset is that you hate something, its far more likely youll avoid it, quit and fall back into old habits. That applies to any type of exercise, or exercise itself. So, if you say, I hate [blank], you are going to find so hard that youll quickly give up. By ascribing to this kind of mindset, you are essentially limiting yourself and preventing yourself from ever having success. So stop setting yourself up for failure.

You have to work on changing your mindset into one that inspires change; that If you do well, then the skies the limit. You can achieve all your goals, cross some things off youre bucket list and then some, but you cant stay in that I hate [blank] mode.

Its not an if but a when

Let me ask you this question: Whenever youve given up, howd that work out for you? Did you feel good about it? Did you feel like you accomplished something? Or, did you feel like a failure, and beat yourself up?

Focus on the long-term goal. Theres a reason why you hate doing something. Besides being hard, maybe you dont see the results quickly enough. Maybe you feel judged negatively by those around you. Dont let those doubts creep in. Stop thinking of exercise as a chore and think about it as a means to improve your health and be happier. Results can take time. Youre not being judged. And, in the long run, you will be obtain your goal.

If you stick to it

Youll be more likely to stick to it if you focus on the positive, and not the negative. Embrace the difficult, because when you overcome it there is no greater feeling in the world. Maybe youll find that not only do you not hate it anymore, you look forward to it.

Dan Romand is co-owner and operator of Full Circle Fitness-NY in Albany and Saratoga Springs, where he is a certified personal trainer. You can often read his personal health and fitness article in TheSpot518 and on our website http://www.thespot518.com.

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